Circle Chart releases 2026 midyear rankings and new album certifications

Circle Chart published its midyear album and digital rankings for the first half of 2026. BTS led the physical album chart with "ARIRANG" (4,224,016 copies), followed by ENHYPEN, CORTIS, BLACKPINK and TXT in the top five.

For the week of July 5‑11 (Week 28), solo artist Yeonjun secured three No. 1 positions with his mini‑album NO LABELS: PART 02 and its title track “Ice Cream.” CORTIS continued its dominance as "REDRED" topped both the Digital and Streaming charts for an eighth straight week. HUNTR/X and i‑dle also claimed No. 1 spots on the Global K‑Pop and Retail Album charts respectively.

Circle Chart also announced new album certifications. CORTIS’s EP GREENGREEN earned a double‑million certification (over 2 million copies) and a double‑platinum version. aespa’s LEMONADE and TWS’s play hard each received triple‑platinum status. BABYMONSTER’s mini‑album CHOOM was awarded double‑platinum and platinum for its regular and Nemo versions. Additional platinum recognitions were granted to artists such as LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, ITZY, NMIXX and others.